Russian female punk band on trial

Members of the all-girl punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, left, Yekaterina Samutsevich, center, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, sit in a glass-walled cage in Moscow after being convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to two years in prison, Aug. 17, 2012.

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A demonstration by supporters of the jailed feminist punk band "Pussy Riot" takes place outside the Russian Embassy on August 17, 2012 in London, England. The three women who staged an anti-Kremlin protest in a church in February, were found guilty today of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, and could face a three-year jail sentence. Supporters are gathering in several cities around the world today as a mark of solidarity.

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Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" sit in a glass-walled cage during a court hearing in Moscow on Agust 17, 2012.

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This picture taken on July 20, 2012, shows members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, center, Maria Alyokhina, right, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, left, behind bars during a court hearing in Moscow. On Aug. 17, a judge found the women guilty of hooliganism for staging a guerrilla performance denouncing President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral. They were sentenced to two years in prison. The trial has attracted worldwide attention as an emblem of Russia's intolerance of dissent.

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Members of the all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, left, Maria Alyokhina, right, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, center, sit behind bars during a court hearing in Moscow on July 30, 2012.

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot, stands inside defendants cage in a Moscow court on April 19, 2012, during the hearings on the Pussy Riot case.

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot, sits inside a defendants cage in a Moscow court on July 4, 2012, during the hearings on the Pussy Riot case.

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot, sits inside a defendants cage in a Moscow court on July 4, 2012, during the hearings on the Pussy Riot case.

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot, sits inside a defendants cage in a Moscow court, on July 4, 2012.

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot, sits inside a defendants cage in a Moscow court, on July 4, 2012.

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A man writes on a wall dedicated to supporting the detained members of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot on June 18, 2012, in Prague.

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Police officers escort Maria Alyokhina, right, a member of female punk band "Pussy Riot," into court in Moscow on July 20, 2012.

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Police officers detain a supporter of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot outside the court in Moscow on April 19, 2012, before the hearings on the Pussy Riot case.

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A supporter of a female Russian punk band pickets the police headquarters in Moscow on March 8, 2012.

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A man writes on a wall dedicated to supporting the detained members of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot on June 18, 2012, in Prague.

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A Pussy Riot supporter holds a photo of two band members taken in court while he and others picket the police headquarters in Moscow on March 8, 2012.

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One of the supporters of the female Russian punk band Pussy Riot holds a poster as he pickets outside a Moscow courthouse, on March 14, 2012, during the hearings on the women's arrests.

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Pussy Riot supporters hold posters as they picket outside a Moscow courthouse, on March 14, 2012, during hearings on the women's arrests.

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A Pussy Riot supporter holds a poster as she pickets outside a Moscow courthouse, on March 14, 2012, during the hearings on the women's arrests.

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A Czech demonstrator takes part in a protest against the imprisonment of members of the feminist punk band ''Pussy Riot,'' in front of the Russian embassy in Prague, on April 15, 2012.

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Czech demonstrators stand with banners in front of the Russian embassy during protest against the imprisonment of members of the feminist punk band ''Pussy Riot,'' in Prague, April 15, 2012.

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A Pussy Riot supporter holds a poster as he pickets outside a Moscow courthouse, on March 14, 2012, during the hearings on the women's arrests.

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Czech demonstrators stand with banners in front of the Russian embassy during protest against the imprisonment of members of the feminist punk band ''Pussy Riot,'' in Prague on April 15, 2012.

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Czech demonstrators stand with banners in front of the Russian embassy during a protest against the imprisonment of members of the feminist punk band ''Pussy Riot,'' in Prague, April 15, 2012.